Jerrod Goertzen
Soc 122
5/12/14
This video clip discusses the problem of climate change and global warming. As it is a continually growing problem based on reports. While things may not seem deathly harmful yet, we are heading that way. There seem too be still many people that want to debunk global warming and or not pay attention to it because it is not "their problem". But it is their problem, this is something that is affecting the world between storms, droughts and flooding. The point is to try and tackle the problem before it become a major death toll situation. The ocean is expanding and rising, by now it had reached a foot when really even just a few inches causes differences in ocean and weather patterns. Cities like New York, that are along the coastlines where major storms occur are fortifying themselves, but nature is still very unpredictable and unknown too us. I don't believe we can ever fully prepare for the future until we all learn to accept that there is a problem now. California has gone a couple of years now with a drought problem and it is predicted to continue for at least a few more. Yet we still have no real solutions, though there are some very simple ones. As the interviewee stated in the video about the report he was a part of, at least this report has a wider focus of studies, people involved and solutions put forth then have ever been done in the past. The presidency is also trying to take major steps as well in acknowledging global warming and detrimental climate change occurring. Like those, especially the lady on Fox news will always work against it until it is too late, but maybe with this new report and activity we can start really working on rectifying the problems of today and tomorrow.
The second video focuses on big money in politics. Right now in North Carolina, the Senate and Supreme court are in a battle between democrats and republicans. What is happening is these big money organizations coming in and pouring copious amounts of money into a right wing candidate while discrediting the democratic candidate in office, attacking the very candidate themselves with ads. These organizations could very well shift the control of the Senate and the Supreme Court if they have their way, then what happens? Have greedy and probably corrupt organizations now also in control through backing that candidate and spending millions of dollars on their campaigns. These organizations have an agenda also and it usually comes out with only themselves as winners as the past has shown us. Not only that but a great point the video shows, especially with the growing return of debate about climate change, how can you have a person that controls a seat of high power in our country not believe at all that heir is climate change? When you only have too simply look at a historical timeline of weather events to see climate change is real and is getting worst. For North Carolina, they may have someone in control of their state that doesn't believe, how are they going to deal with the problems that will arise, as they suffer from extreme climate weather changes recently. Now we have too look at not only these corporations that are buying out politics, but also the people they are putting in power. Overall politics have turned into a real muddy and dirty game between both major parties really.
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